questions.
1. What did the merchant ask Birbal to do for him
2. What did Birbal tell the merchant's servants about the sticks?
3. What happened when Birbal met the servants the next days
4. How did the thief give himself away?
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Answer:
1: Birbal thought for a moment, then gave a stick of equal length to all the servants of the merchant and said to them that the stick of the real thief will be longer by two inches tomorrow. ... Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two inches.
2 The troubled merchant contacted his wise friend Birbal about the recent incidents. An idea, then struck Birbal. He handed over a stick to every servant, all of the same length. He told them that the stick was magical and the stick of the thief would grow by two inches the next day.
3 All the servants should be present here again tomorrow with their sticks. All the servants went to their homes and gathered again at the same place the next day. Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two inches.
4 Once a rich merchant's house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was one of his servants.
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